American Casino
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producer	Craig Piligian
Release
Original network	Discovery Channel
Original release	June 4, 2004 – December 28, 2005

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American Casino was an American realitytelevision series which tracks the daily events of the managers and employees of the Green Valley Ranch Casino resort in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The show began airing on the Discovery Channel on June 4, 2004, but was moved to the Travel Channel in June 2005.^[1] In other countries including Europe, the show continued to air on Discovery.

The show was executive produced by Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films & Television.^[2] Piligian had also created American Chopper and American Hot Rod.^[3]

Subjects[edit]

Subjects of the show have included:

Pat Kearns - SVP of Operations
Dan Wilson - VP of Marketing
Joe Hasson - General Manager
Ralph Marano - Assistant General Manager
Wayne Shadd - Director of Marketing
David Demontmollin - Marketing Manager
Michael Tata - Vice-President of Hotel Operations (2004)
Bret Magnun - Vice-President of Hotel Operations
Ninya Perna - Hotel Manager
Joe Mulligan - Executive Chef
Willie Bierlien - Banquet Chef
James Fricker - Pastry Chef
Alex Peluffo - banquet and Convention Operations
Dawn Laguardia - Director of Food and Beverage
Bill Burt - Director of Casino Operations
Matt Sacca - Director of Player Operations
Cheryl Rose - Director of Slot Operations
Fred Tuerck - Assistant Security Manager
Kelly Downey - Manager, Race and Sports Books
Lorenzo Fertitta, President, Station Casinos
Frank Fertitta, Chairman & CEO

Relatively free of interpersonal drama, episodes have included a behind-the-scenes look during rock concerts, slot promotions, blackjack tournaments, weddings, and other events.

Production[edit]

Filming began in January 2004, at the Green Valley Ranch hotel and casino in Henderson, Nevada.^[4]^[5]^[6] Approximately 600 hours of footage was shot for the first hour-long episode.^[7]

Michael Tata, vice president of hotel operations, died of an accidental fentanyloverdose on July 6, 2004.^[8]^[9] Prior to Tata's death, more than a dozen additional episodes had been planned for the series' first season, which initially consisted of 13 episodes.^[10] The ending of the series' seventh episode, airing on July 16, 2004, acknowledged Tata's death: 'In memory of Michael Tata.'^[11]In August 2004, the show was renewed for an additional 18 episodes.^[12] Later that month, an episode involving Tata's death was delayed without explanation until later in the year.^[13]

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References[edit]

^Lawrence, Christopher (November 14, 2005). 'Life on the Couch: Resort employees reflect on reality of 'American Casino''. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005.
^Cling, Carol (December 22, 2003). 'Shooting Stars: Two reality-themed series prepare for 2004 launch'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on January 8, 2004.
^White, Ken (June 3, 2004). 'Reality Series: Lights, Cameras ... Gamble'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on July 7, 2004.
^Cling, Carol (January 12, 2004). 'Shooting Stars: 'Las Vegas,' 'Elimidate' prepare to start new work around town'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 20, 2004.
^Cling, Carol (January 19, 2004). 'Shooting Stars: 'View' slated to arrive in Las Vegas; MTV work winds down'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on March 28, 2005.
^Cling, Carol (January 26, 2004). 'Shooting Stars: Area production schedule features foreign visitors'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004.
^Cling, Carol (February 9, 2004). 'Shooting Stars: 'Survivor' producer Burnett excited with 'Casino' work'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 20, 2004.
^Jones, Chris (July 7, 2004). 'Green Valley Ranch official found dead'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004.
^Lawson, Jen (August 17, 2004). 'Alcohol, painkiller blamed for hotel executive's death'. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^Clarke, Norm (July 9, 2004). 'Death causes halt in show's filming'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on July 11, 2004.
^Clarke, Norm (July 18, 2004). 'Late 'Casino' exec got viewers riled'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007.
^Cling, Carol (August 2, 2004). 'Shooting Stars: Filming at 'Caesars' continues; 'The Club' set to start work'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on May 5, 2005.
^Clarke, Norm (August 12, 2004). 'Episode on death of exec delayed'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004.

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